墨西哥南部8.1級引發小規模海嘯

At least three people are dead following an 8.1-magnitude earthquake in southern Mexico that toppled houses in Chiapas state. The quake also triggered a small 0.7-meter tsunami.

Rodrigo Soberanes, who lives near San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, told the Associated Press that his "house moved like chewing gum."

Chiapas Governor Manuel Velasco said in a televised interview that "Homes, schools and hospitals have been affected" by earthquake damage.

The quake was felt as far away as Mexico City and Guatemala City. Residents of the Mexican capital fled into the streets, many in their pajamas, for fear buildings would collapse.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said the earthquake was a potential tsunami threat to several Central American countries, including the Pacific coastlines of Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador and Costa Rica. It said the threat was still being evaluated for Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific islands.

The quake was centered 120 kilometers southwest of Tres Picos, Mexico. Tres Picos is about 1,000 kilometers southeast of Mexico City.墨西哥南部發生的8.1級地震讓恰帕斯州房屋倒塌，至少三人喪生。地震還引發了小規模海嘯，海嘯波高度爲0.7米。

恰帕斯州一位居民告訴美聯社說，他家房子像口香糖一樣晃來晃去。

恰帕斯州州長在電視採訪中說，“民宅、學校和醫院都受到了地震的破壞。”

墨西哥城和危地馬拉城都有震感。墨西哥城居民因爲擔心大樓倒塌，很多人穿着睡衣就跑到了街上。

美國海嘯預警系統說，這次地震會對若干中美洲國家帶來潛在的海嘯威脅，包括危地馬拉、洪都拉斯、墨西哥、薩爾瓦多和哥斯達黎加的太平洋海岸線。預警系統說，目前還在對夏威夷、關島和其他太平洋島嶼面臨的威脅進行評估。

這次震中位於墨西哥的特拉斯皮克斯西南面120公里處，特拉斯皮克斯位於墨西哥城東南面，距離墨西哥城約1000公里。